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Old 08-26-2009
Error bash Script: Issue with iterating Directory and store into array
Hi all,

I am working on a backup based script, in which it enters to a directory and check the sub-directories and copy the names into an array.

Code:
cd $CPFs
    k=0
    for i in *
    do
        if [ -d "$i" ]
        then
            ARRs[$k]="$i"
            k=$(($k+1))
            #echo "$i"
        fi
    done

I got this output
Code:
script.sh: 42: ARRs[0]=1: not found
script.sh: 42: ARRs[1]=2: not found
script.sh: 42: ARRs[2]=3: not found

Line # 42 is the last line(EOF) of my script. The 1,2,3 are directories which is in the right hand side of ARRs[$j]

Thanks in Advance
# 2  
Old 08-26-2009
Can't see an error in this snippet - there must be some error elsewhere in your script. Maybe add a set -x in the head of the script and post the output here.
# 3  
Old 08-26-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by zaxxon
Can't see an error in this snippet - there must be some error elsewhere in your script. Maybe add a set -x in the head of the script and post the output here.
Hey,

The matter is when I comment the ARRs[$k]="$i" line, then it works fine. Here is the output you asked for




Code:
+ [ -d <HomeFolder>/Documents/test ]
+ cd <HomeFolder>/Documents/test_bck/required
+ k=0
+ [ -d 1 ]
+ ARRs[0]=1
difference.sh: 1: ARRs[0]=1: not found
+ k=1
+ [ -d 2 ]
+ ARRs[1]=2
difference.sh: 1: ARRs[1]=2: not found
+ k=2
+ [ -d 3 ]
+ ARRs[2]=3
difference.sh: 1: ARRs[2]=3: not found
+ k=3
+ [ -d 4 ]

# 4  
Old 08-26-2009
Have you used a dos/windows editor?
# 5  
Old 08-26-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Franklin52
Have you used a dos/windows editor?
I am using linux bash shell (using ubuntu 9.04 kernal), I don't have any windows partition.
# 6  
Old 08-26-2009
You have a shebang in the top?
# 7  
Old 08-26-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by zaxxon
You have a shebang in the top?

Yes
Code:
#!/bin/bash
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